{"id":13590,"date":"2020-08-09T22:13:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T22:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=13590"},"modified":"2020-08-09T22:13:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-09T22:13:26","slug":"hospital-staffers-prevent-covid-patients-suicide-in-kolkata-kolkata-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=13590","title":{"rendered":"Hospital staffers prevent Covid patient\u2019s suicide in Kolkata | Kolkata News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>KOLKATA: A 58-year-old Covid patient left staff of at least two <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/hospitals\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_hospitals\" frmappuse=\"1\">hospitals<\/a> \u2014a private one in south Kolkata and a government facility in central Kolkata \u2014 in shock after he attacked staffers and the security guard on Friday evening before trying to commit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakingtree.in\/topics\/emotions\/suicide\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_http:\/\/www.speakingtree.in\/topics\/emotions\/suicide\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" frmappuse=\"1\">suicide<\/a>. He also allegedly assaulted a couple of patients in the same ward. The patient, originally from Usthi in South 24 Parganas and currently living in Ashoknagar in North 24 Parganas, has now been booked. <br \/>According to the private hospital, the patient was admitted on August 5. Since his oxygen saturation was low, he was admitted in the isolation ICU. Sources said his family wanted to shift him to a government facility, claiming they were short of funds. Arrangement for the transfer was underway when the first incident took place on Friday evening. The patient allegedly assaulted two nurses \u2014 a man and a woman \u2014 who were preparing for his discharge, as well as a security guard. The hospital claimed the attack was without provocation. Sources added he also tried to damage the ambulance. <br \/>\u201cWe condemn violence against healthcare workers. The authorities concerned have been informed and they have assured action,\u201d said a source in the hospital. \u201cA case has been registered based on the complaint from the hospital. The patient had some money crisis,\u201d said DC (South) Meeraj Khalid. <br \/>Even when the patient was shifted to the government Covid hospital, he remained irritated. He was admitted at the fourth four of the Super Speciality Block. Around 7.10am on Saturday, staffers rushed in after they heard someone smashing the window. A casual staffer spotted the patient trying to jump out and alerted the others. <br \/>\u201cThey found that the patient had smashed the window with an oxygen cylinder. The other patients complained that he looked upset and was trying to assault them. By that time, the man was perched on the window ledge. The staff had a tough time, but finally managed to bring him in with help from cops,\u201d a source said. Hospital sources said they are arranging for his counselling. <br \/>Cops said they are yet to get a complaint from the government hospital, but chairman of patients\u2019 welfare committee Nirmal Majhi said they would probe if the patient gave it in writing that he was overcharged. <\/div>\n<p><a href=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/kolkata\/hospital-staffers-prevent-covid-patients-suicide\/articleshow\/77438257.cms\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KOLKATA: A 58-year-old Covid patient left staff of at least two hospitals \u2014a private one in south Kolkata and a government facility in central Kolkata \u2014 in shock after he attacked staffers and the security guard on Friday evening before trying to commit suicide. 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